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Open Letter In Solidarity With Workers At New Frame

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On the first of July 2022, the South African news site Times Live reported that New Frame, a not-for-profit, social justice media publication in Johannesburg, would cease operations with retrenchments looming for its 31-person staff. Since its inception in 2018, New Frame has been a source of cutting-edge journalism and informed reporting commentary on the dire state of South Africa and the world from a broadly left perspective. New Frames’ reporting and analysis have energised the South African media landscape, one otherwise dominated by elite outlets committed to the post-apartheid…

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SRI LANKA: 22nd Amendment Bill – Fundamentals are wrong

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July 04, 2022 An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: 22nd Amendment Bill – Fundamentals are wrong By Basil Fernando The amendment of a constitution is a serious task. However, some may argue that it is not such an important task as far as Sri Lanka is concerned. That is because of the most trivialized manner in which Constitutional Amendments have been brought about in Sri Lanka in the recent years. However, if the amendments to a constitution are treated in such a fashion, then that will…

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Philippines: Broadcaster shot dead in front of his home

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Originally From: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/philippines-broadcaster-shot-dead-in-front-of-his-home.html Radio broadcaster Federico ‘Ding’ Gempesaw was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of his home in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao on June 29. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), condemn the murder and urge the local authorities immediately bring the perpetrators to justice. Gempesaw was a political commentator and host of the daily block-time program ‘Bitayan Sa Kahanginan’, which aired on the local community radio network, Radyo Natin. According to the police report,…

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Cambodia: Government needs to pass Access to Information Law

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Originally From: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/cambodia-government-needs-to-pass-access-to-information-law.html The legislation process to pass the Cambodian Law on Access to Information has been continually delayed since the initial plan was introduced in 2021. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA), in calling on the Cambodian government to accelerate the finalisation of the draft and deliver it to the National Assembly for approval. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged that the new information law would be passed in 2021, with a draft finalised in August 2021. However, this draft has…

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Marxism fighting for Diversity

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By Raju Prabath Lankaloka The LGBTIQ+ community across the world hold many celebrations throughout June celebrating Pride month. In recent years the discussion and the struggle against gender oppression and sexual orientation-based discrimination have developed into mass movements in many countries.  Even though the presence of the community is significant, its members face many socio-economic and political issues. People all over the world face violence and inequality sometimes including torture and murder based on whom they love, what they look like, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity…

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India: Journalist arrested for hurting religious sentiments

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Originally From: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/india-journalist-arrested-for-hurting-religious-sentiments.html Indian journalist and AltNews co-founder, Mohammed Zubair, was arrested on June 27, for a Twitter post police alleged hurt religious sentiment in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the arrest and call for Zubair’s immediate release.   The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi Police initially summoned Zubair for questioning regarding a 2020 case over social media posts, to which he already had protection against arrest from the Delhi High Court. Police then…

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South Africa – NUM and NUMSA joint statement on the developments in the Eskom wage negotiations

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28 June 2022 The leadership of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) represented by the NUM General Secretary, William Mabapa and the leadership of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), represented by the NUMSA General Secretary, Irvin Jim met with the Eskom leadership represented by the Group Chief Executive Officer, Andre de Ruyter and Group Executive Human Resources, Elsie Pule yesterday 27 June 2022 and again today 28 June 2022 to discuss the current deadlock in the Eskom wage negotiations between the parties. NUM and NUMSA can…

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War is a big business for Capitalism

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By Raju Prabath Lankaloka The war in Ukraine has ushered in a wave of militarism. The western imperialists have poured billions into sending military equipment to Ukraine. And ‘defence’ spending has rocketed across the NATO nations, most notably in Germany. As a result, in the midst of the devastation, arms manufacturers have hit the jackpot, blinded by dollar signs. At the outbreak of the conflict, shares in Britain’s BAE Systems rose by 4.8%, to a one-year high. The share prices of US defence giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon – makers…

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India-Recall to Basic Principles: Radical Socialist Statement on United Opposition Presidential Candidate

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Statements of Radical Socialist A Recall to Basic Principles: Radical Socialist Statement on United Opposition Presidential Candidate DetailsPublished on Friday, 24 June 2022 08:31Written by Radical Socialist The old Nehruvian hegemony is gone. It has been replaced by a Sanghi Hindutva and Neoliberal hegemony. And by selecting Yashwant Sinha the Vajpayee acolyte and minister as united opposition candidate, the bourgeois opposition has revealed its inability to even present a secular  bourgeois democratic face, and its subordination to that very Sanghi hegemony. And three General Secretaries of three alleged Communist Parties…

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